I'm sure ILM would help Johnston with the "scope" and "scale" problems.
Not a very exciting name, but neither was Irvin Kershner. Lucas will be shepherding these, they won't fall too far from the tree either way.
I'm sure ILM would help Johnston with the "scope" and "scale" problems.
Not a very exciting name, but neither was Irvin Kershner. Lucas will be shepherding these, they won't fall too far from the tree either way.
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Ben Affleck said in an interview that while he's awaiting Episode 7, "I'm Glad I Don't Have The Job." He did however fully endorse J.J. Abrams.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/169...r-wars-7.jhtml
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Report: Darth Vader resurrected in new Star Wars
Despite the death of the series' iconic supervillain Vader in Return of the Jedi, film industry insiders say he will be brought back for the new movies, Britain's Daily Express reports.
"He's an integral part of the franchise. Replacing him is virtually impossible...
"The plan is for him to return and play a significant role in the new films," the insider said.
Vader's death in Return of the Jedi would not be an obstacle to his comeback, the report said.
"This is science fiction remember. Darth Vader will rise from the ashes."
Uh, that's a British Tabloid reporting that news. Have we forgotten the Batman casting they reported? Cher as Catwoman? Eddie Murphy as Riddler? It's like relying on Unskewed Polls to report accurate election results. After the election.
British tabloids knows as much about what's going on with big Hollywood movies as the Weekly World News knew about space aliens.
http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/11/1...medium=twitterbut according to Geek Tyrant, in the issue Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says that it won't just be a new trilogy we are getting, and that Disney plans of pumping out "two or three films a year". A lot more Star Wars than anyone was expecting I'm sure!
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That is possibly the worst idea ever thought.Originally Posted by RRA
I have to agree. It makes SW less special and that'll be a quick way to kill demand for the series. They should just make one or two trilogies - with each film coming out every three to four years - and be done with it. I don't need spin-offs or some Avengers type of situation.
Last edited by Daniel Armour; 11-16-2012 at 12:59 AM.
I highly doubt they will come out at that rate.
I'm going to be following this upcoming trilogy pretty passionately, but once they're completed and Lucas steps away, my interest is going to plummet significantly. I'm sure some of these subsequent films will be worth seeing depending on the filmmakers that wind up getting involved, but none of it will be canon and will never feel the same way as the actual saga. So ultimately, I don't give a fuck what they do, for me it will be just like all the SW novels out there that don't really mean anything in the bigger picture.
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I think she meant two Lucasfilm properties, not SW movies.
In other news, scratch off Bird:
Brad Bird @BradBirdA113
“@rsavenell: You are on people's lists as top choice for Star Wars, yet haven't confirmed. Please end this tease!” Not doing Star Wars.
Brad Bird @BradBirdA113
“@ClarkGoble: tell me your next one is the new Star Wars!” Nope. A science fiction film. Not Star Wars.
Brad Bird @BradBirdA113
“@GeoffBreedwell: You're not doing EP7? Why not? You're perfect for it!” Thanks. But the science fiction film I AM doing is gonna be cool.
Bird is doing scifi!!! That's awesome.
Don't get too excited. Damon Lindelof is writing it!
I believe Bird is referring to 1952, a Disney sci-fi movie shrouded in secrecy of course.
Heh. I assume Bird would do some rewriting - and, actually, Lindelof's shooting draft of Prometheus is much better than the finished film, despite his rather obnoxious writing style (the execution of most of the egregious elements in the film makes....much more sense in his draft).
Also, George Clooney's in talks to star, IIRC. In 1952, I mean.
Yeah, fair enough, Dent. And I do owe Lindelof's Prometheus draft a read, so there's that.
Plus, despite the lame ending and the overall we-really-have-no-explanation-for-anything reveal on Lost, I still love that show and think it hit some pretty spectacular highs under Lindelof and Cuse's watch. I wish that Lindelof wasn't such a tease with little payoff, but I don't think he's talentless or anything.
Bird, of course, already did sci-fi with The Iron Giant and it worked out smashingly well.
Yeah, I agree on Lindelof - his episodes with Cuse are among Lost's finest. I think he's got great ideas and some skill, but he needs a strong collaborative partner to rein him in. I suspect Bird is capable of being that. I'll talk a bit about some of the Prometheus changes in that thread, so this one isn't taken over.
Hey, remember the rumors that briefly surfaced that 1952 was actually Episode VII? Oh, crazy Star Wars rumors, it's good to have them back.
Good point about a strong partner being key for Lindelof. I bet Bird can pull that role off just fine.
And yeah, I thought that AICN talkbacker who pieced together all this info to make the "1952 is Episode VII" argument was pretty interesting! Sure, it didn't add up in the end, but it was fun to see someone gather a bunch of info and make a pretty cool case for it.
I blame Ridley Scott for Prometheus' shortcomings, even though I loved the visuals. He's the one who had to sit and watch that cut and sign off on how it played out and how idiotic the characters behaved.
And I also have a lot of admiration for Lindeloff. I'm curious to read his earlier draft of Prometheus to see what he had to come down from.
I spent years on SW forums (TheForce.net) discussing rumors about every prequel while in production/post-production. Kind of ruined the experience for me in some ways, knowing most of the plot points and characters before the films came out.
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Because once a film is shot and a work print is compiled you really have the ability to go back and change the entire plot. Right.
Lindelof owns, people who hate him are butthurt over Lost and Prometheus not being exactly what they wanted them to be.
Who approved the script? Who chose, on the day, to stage the characters that way and failed to improvise something more sensical?
And who the fuck said anything about changing the plot? That's something completely different than the consistency of the supporting characters' intelligence/decision-making.
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